# N455ER: 2015 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2023-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2023
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S11591
- Year built: 2015
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 2015
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2023
- Last registry action: October 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A58523
- Owner when cancelled: [John Hopkinson & Associates Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20HOPKINSON%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20LTD)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=455ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455ER-2023-10-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA017), Oct 4, 2022: Cessna 172 (N455ER), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstable approach, which resulted in a hard landing and impact with a runway threshold light. Also causal was the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action to prevent the hard…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20221004018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004018909A), Oct 4, 2022: Cessna 172S (N455ER), Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Evaluation flight for a commercial pilot applicant power off 180S, on first attempt (ksfb 27R) pilot under instruction (pui) began to pitch up on short final…
- [Incident 20181012019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019819I), Oct 12, 2018: Cessna 172S (N455ER), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. ATC report: Ormond Beach, FL: RDDL455, C172, struck a bird 4 miles nw of omn. The impact caused a dent to the leading edge of the left wing. Aircraft landed…

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